Comments on: About Us http://arthistoryalive.com Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:04:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: arthisto http://arthistoryalive.com/about/comment-page-1#comment-892 arthisto Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:34:01 +0000 http://arthistoryalive.com/about#comment-892 Hi Christo, Did you not realize that Judith and I have been friends for several years? If not, then this connection is uncanny. Firstly, thank you very much for your thoughts and compliments on the AHA website. Like your articles, and Judith's book(s) and articles, they are a labor of love. Queer how this little boot with its art, history and culture reaches out and grabs some of us by the throat, isn't it? Every country has these elements, and quite interesting to boot, but . . . What Is It About Italy? That is the title of a book that I started sometime ago, and look forward to finishing one of these days. Maybe eight or more years ago, my husband Jim, bought me a copy of Judith's book. I loved it so much I contacted her to tell her so. We were able to meet in Boston for dinner, and talked like magpies for hours. With this shared passion we became fast friends immediately. Since then we have been able to meet up in Italy almost every year. My Rome bound clients always receive from AHA, months in advance, a copy of Judith's book and a highlighter tied with curling ribbon. They get the point immediately. : ) And, if when J and I meet in Italy and I am guiding one of my small groups, she graciously steps in and teaches for a day. My clients are spellbound to be hob knobbing with the author of the book they've just read, and they adore her. A treat for all of us. I, like you, believe in "front loading" prior to take off. Your quote, "you do not really see what you do not understand," is perfect. It again describes the philosophy of AHA and my mission which is educational travel through cultural immersion. May I use it on my site? It would be the perfect title for a new post on just that. Now, about Bite Seeing (Very clever. Took me a second, but it was worth it.) Are you asking me to take a look at your articles and perhaps offer suggestions? If so, I think that would be fun, and I would like to as long as I feel that I can afford the time, our nemesis. Let me know exactly what you had in mind, and I will get back to you. It is very nice to meet you, and I will look forward to our next chat. BTW, where do you live? Near Judith? Again, I am so glad that you are enjoying the site. May I ask how you happened upon it? Always of interest to me. Ciao, Cinzia Hi Christo,
Did you not realize that Judith and I have been friends for several years? If not, then this connection is uncanny.
Firstly, thank you very much for your thoughts and compliments on the AHA website. Like your articles, and Judith’s book(s) and articles, they are a labor of love. Queer how this little boot with its art, history and culture reaches out and grabs some of us by the throat, isn’t it? Every country has these elements, and quite interesting to boot, but . . . What Is It About Italy? That is the title of a book that I started sometime ago, and look forward to finishing one of these days.
Maybe eight or more years ago, my husband Jim, bought me a copy of Judith’s book. I loved it so much I contacted her to tell her so. We were able to meet in Boston for dinner, and talked like magpies for hours. With this shared passion we became fast friends immediately. Since then we have been able to meet up in Italy almost every year.
My Rome bound clients always receive from AHA, months in advance, a copy of Judith’s book and a highlighter tied with curling ribbon. They get the point immediately. : ) And, if when J and I meet in Italy and I am guiding one of my small groups, she graciously steps in and teaches for a day. My clients are spellbound to be hob knobbing with the author of the book they’ve just read, and they adore her. A treat for all of us.
I, like you, believe in “front loading” prior to take off. Your quote, “you do not really see what you do not understand,” is perfect. It again describes the philosophy of AHA and my mission which is educational travel through cultural immersion. May I use it on my site? It would be the perfect title for a new post on just that.
Now, about Bite Seeing (Very clever. Took me a second, but it was worth it.) Are you asking me to take a look at your articles and perhaps offer suggestions? If so, I think that would be fun, and I would like to as long as I feel that I can afford the time, our nemesis.
Let me know exactly what you had in mind, and I will get back to you. It is very nice to meet you, and I will look forward to our next chat. BTW, where do you live? Near Judith? Again, I am so glad that you are enjoying the site. May I ask how you happened upon it? Always of interest to me.
Ciao,
Cinzia

]]> By: Christo Watson http://arthistoryalive.com/about/comment-page-1#comment-890 Christo Watson Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:39:04 +0000 http://arthistoryalive.com/about#comment-890 Hi Cynthia, I recently discovered your site (today) and I am finding it quite brilliant. I have traveled the world extensively early in my College career and one of the best words of wisdom ever given to me regarding travel was, “you do not really see what you do not understand”. In other, words if you are not familiar with what you are seeing/visiting, you can not fully understand and appreciate it. These words were expressed to me by a good friend and former professor Judth Testa. Judy wrote a book called, Roma Amor: Rome is Love Spelled Backwards, a wonderful collection of articles covering popular sites in Rome. I think you would truly enjoy this book. After ten years of school, two degrees and a summer of excavations in Pompeii with Oxford, I have started writing my own collection of articles on my own experiences. Many of my articles surround the history and culture of food, I have thus named my column Bite Seeing. While I am presenting my articles for review by Judy in hopes to have them put in print by a local Italian Newspaper, I was hoping that you might be able to bestow me with some of your own words of wisdom on how to get started or improve my travel writings. Thank you so much for Art History Alive, it s a real joy to read. Christo Hi Cynthia,
I recently discovered your site (today) and I am finding it quite brilliant. I have traveled the world extensively early in my College career and one of the best words of wisdom ever given to me regarding travel was, “you do not really see what you do not understand”. In other, words if you are not familiar with what you are seeing/visiting, you can not fully understand and appreciate it. These words were expressed to me by a good friend and former professor Judth Testa. Judy wrote a book called, Roma Amor: Rome is Love Spelled Backwards, a wonderful collection of articles covering popular sites in Rome. I think you would truly enjoy this book.

After ten years of school, two degrees and a summer of excavations in Pompeii with Oxford, I have started writing my own collection of articles on my own experiences. Many of my articles surround the history and culture of food, I have thus named my column Bite Seeing. While I am presenting my articles for review by Judy in hopes to have them put in print by a local Italian Newspaper, I was hoping that you might be able to bestow me with some of your own words of wisdom on how to get started or improve my travel writings.

Thank you so much for Art History Alive, it s a real joy to read.

Christo

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